The total number of troops to take part in the West-2017 joint Belarus/Russia military exercise in Belarus is estimated at 230-240 thousand or ten times the officially declared amount, chief of Ukraine’s Security and Defense Council Oleksandr…

According to Ukraine Ministry for Occupied Territories, Russia has mounted Kalibr-NK medium range missiles on its Navy ships. With the range of 2.5 thousand km, the Russian missiles can reach European countries, Middle East, and North Africa. …

British media analyst, writer and expert on Russian propaganda Peter Pomerantsev believes Europe’s major tragedy is being played out in Ukraine, Novoye vremya writes, citing an interview with Pomerantsev.…

Kharkiv has been named as the most criminal city in Eastern Europe. According to the Numbeo world data base, the crime rate in Kharkiv is higher than the average one for Eastern Europe, Socportal.info reports Jan. 17.…

Syria has become a testing ground for Russia’s hybrid war on Europe. Moscow deliberately pushing flows of fugitives to impact Europe’s safety, National Security and Defense Council head Olexandr Turchynov…

Putin’s collapse is imminent. International pressure on Russia’s economy and Russians fatigue of Putin underlie the dictator’s final defeat, says Mykheil Saakashvili, the ex-President of Georgia in 2004-2013 and now Odesa Governor, speaking on ZIK…

Among other things, the renowned publicist told VOA Ukrainian service that Putin had set unrealistic foreign policy goals with regard to Europe. His purpose is to find a safe place for Russian corrupt money.…

Addressing a session of Ukraine-NATO interparliamentary committee in Kyiv, deputy Rada Speaker and member of the Minsk group of negotiators Iryna Herashchenko said, among other things:
“Ukraine is learning the hard way, analyzing its mistakes…

NATO’s Commander in Europe Gen. Philip Breedlove accused Russia of helping the Syrian regime to create a crisis of fugitives. Russia is using the crisis as a weapon against Europe, Breedlove said March 1.…

Europe fears Putin and does not want any complications. However, the West should realize that Putin is ready to raise his stakes as his political future is involved and if he loses he will be ousted, Russian political expert Andrei Piontkovski said…